Axle for doll eyes



y 1941- w. POLLACK 2,249,636 I AXLE FOR DOLL EYES Filed ma 29, 1940 INVENT OR.

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Patented July 15, 1941 UNHTED STATES anatst AXLE FOR DOLL EYES Lazurus W. Pollack, New York, N. Y.

Application May 29, 1940, SerialNo. 337,761

7 Claims.

gether and which cause annoyance in manufacture due to the fact that the welded parts often -'tion and maintain its turned location.

Still-further the invention proposes tocharacterize the axle by a plate intended to be mounted across the back of a semi-spherical shell I.

of the dolls eye, a sheet metal member of a particular construction slidably associated with the plate and formed with a particular type of socket for an axle rod, and an axle rod engaged in said socket for supporting the eye.

Another object of the invention is the construction of adevice as described which is simple and durable and which may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanyingdrawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

'Fig. 1 is a plan View of a'pair of dolls eyes with an axle constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of one of the eyes illustrated in Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective enlarged detailed view of the plate shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective detailed view of the sheet metal member and axle of the eye.

Fig. 5 is a developed View of the sheet metal member shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 6-43 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 1-! of Fig. 2.-

' Fig. 8 is a rear elevational view of one of the eyes of a doll, constructed in accordance with a modification of this invention.

Fig. 9' is an elevational view looking in the direction of the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. i0 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line I'll-19 of Fig. 8.

The ax-le for dolls eyes, in accordancew'ith this invention, is intended for doll eyes which include a pair of semi-spherical doll eye shells 60 connected with the conventional axle rod H. Since each eye is of identical construction the details of but one eye will now be given.

A plate [2 is-n-iounted across the back of the doll eye shell H and has a narrow elongated slot t3 extended inwards from one'end thereof. A lug it projectsupwards from one end of the plate '12. This lug has an opening 15. A prong [6 projects fromone edge of the shell l0 and is engaged through the opening l5 to'support one end of the plate P2. The other end of the plate is formed with a pair of projecting portions [1 which engage into socket cutouts 18 formed in an edge of the shell It. Lug portions 19 are also formed'on' theedgeof the shell [0 and are bent over portions of theend of the plate I2 to firmly securethisend of the plate l2.

A sheet -metal member 20 has a tubular bent central portion Zita. forming a socket for the axle ll. This tubular bent central portion 20a is of alarger diameter than the width of the slot :l3so that whenengaged beneath the slot longitudinally thereof it acts as a slide element capable ofsli'ding along the length of the slot [3 without passing through the slot. The sheet metal member2-0 also has side walls 201) and 200 continuing from the tubular portion 26d andextending up through the slot l3. One of the side walls, namely, theside wall 2012" has a bent downportion 2019b engaging over the edge of the side wall 260 for securely conneotingthe walls together asaunit. The bent down portion Zfibb also has a pair of prongs 2| on the opposite edges thereof bent laterallyin opposite directions and engaging the top face of the plate I2.

The bottom dgeZfl of the downwardly bent portion Zilhbalso engages the top faceof the plate H. The edge Zfl'and theprongs 2i serve to slidably hold the sheet metal member 20 on the plate l2. Thesheet metal member 20 is of a shorter length than the length of the elongated slot 13. Thus the eye shell I0 is capable of moving axially of the axle. rod H. The axle vrod'll is forced into the socket formed by the tubular bent central portion 20a of the sheet metal member. Friction is depended upon to firmly hold these parts together. However, it is possible to turn the eye shell l so that it turns on the axle H. In this manner the eyes may be properly aligned in the eye sockets.

The shell I0 is formed with an opening 22 extended inwards from an edge thereof through which the axle l l passes.

Fig. 5 illustrates the blank from which the sheet metal member is formed. The central portion of this blank between the lines AB and CD is turned around a rod ll, preferably of a slightly smaller diameter than the axle II to form the tubular socket 20a. It is intended that the axle ll be forced into the tubular socket so that it frictionally maintains the relative position of these parts. The portion of the blank beneath the line CD forms the wall portion 200. The portion of the blank above the lines AB, but below the prongs 2|, forms the wall portion 20b. The portion of the blank between the prongs 2i forms the downwardly bent portion Zilbb.

In Figs. 8-10 inclusive a modified form of the invention has been disclosed which distinguishes from the prior form in several respects. It distinguishes in the manner in which the plate I2 is supported on the eye shell H3, and further distinguishes in the way the sheet metal member 2620 is constructed and associated with the plate I2.

At one side of the shell ill is formed with a pair of rearwardly projecting lugs 24 which have a pair of laterally extending prongs 25 which engage through the opening i5 of the lug M of the plate i2 to support this end of the plate.

The sheet metal member 2033 has a wide tubular bent central portion 20a forming a socket for the axle rod II and positioned beneath and along the length of the slot I3 of the plate [2. The tubular central portion 26a has a pair of projecting side walls 200 and 20b which extend up through the slot It. Means is mounted on these side walls 201) and 200 for securing them together and for engaging the top face of the plate for slidably mounting the sheet metal member 201 on the plate l2. This means comprises rivets 26 engaged through the side walls 201) and 200. These rivets secure the side walls together. The heads of these rivets engage the top face of the plate 12.

In other respects this form of the invention is similar to the previous forms and like parts are identified by like reference numerals.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. An axle for dolls eyes, comprising a semispherical doll eye shell, a plate mounted across the back of said shell and having a narrow elongated slot, a sheet metal member having a wide tubular bent central portion forming a socket for an axle rod and positioned beneath and along the length of said slot and having side walls continuing through said slot, elements on said side walls for engaging the top face of said plate for slidably mounting said sheet metal member on said plate, and an axle rod forced into said socket and projecting from an opening in the side of said eye shell.

2. An axle for dolls eyes, comprising a semispherical doll eye shell, a plate mounted across the back of said shell and having a narrow elongated slot, a sheet metal member having a wide tubular bent central portion forming a socket for an axle rod and positioned beneath and along the length of said slot and having side walls continuing through said slot, means for securing said side walls together and for engaging the top face of said plate for slidably mounting said sheet metal member on said plate, and an axle rod forced into said socket and projecting from an opening in the side of said eye shell, said means for securing said side Walls together including a portion of one of the walls bent over a portion of the other of the walls.

3. An axle for dolls eyes, comprising a semispherical doll eye shell, a plate mounted across the back of said shell and having a narrow elongatedslot, a sheet metal member having a Wide tubular bent central portion forming a socket for an axle rod and positioned beneath and along the length of said slot and having side walls continuing through said slot, means for securing said side walls together and for engaging the top face of said plate for slidably mounting said sheet metal member on said plate, and an axle rod forced into said socket and projecting from an opening in the side of said eye shell, said means for securing said side walls together including a portion of one of the walls bent over a portion of the other of the walls, and said bent over portion having an edge engaging the face of said plate for assisting in slidably mounting v the sheet metal member on the plate.

4. An axle for dolls eyes, comprising a semispherical doll eye shell, a plate mounted across the back of said shell and having a narrow elongated slot, a sheet metal member having a wide tubular bent central portion forming a socket for an axle rod and positioned beneath and along the length of said slot and having side walls continuing through said slot, elements on said side walls for engaging the top face of said plate for slidably mounting said sheet metal member on said plate and comprising laterally bent prongs on said side walls and resting upon the face of said plate, and an axle rod forced into said socket and projecting from an opening in the side of said eye shell, said means for securing said side walls together including a portion of one of the walls bent over a portion of the other of the walls.

5. An axle for dolls eyes, comprising a semispherical doll eye shell, a plate mounted across the back of said shell and having a narrow elongated slot, a sheet metal member having a wide tubular bent central portion forming a socket for an axle rod and positioned beneath and along the length of said slot and having side Walls continuing through said slot, one of said side walls being bent down over the other for securing them together and for engaging the top face of said plate, and prongs from said sheet metal member bent laterally in opposite directions and engaging the top face of said plate, and an axle rod forced into said socket and projecting from an opening in the side of said eye shell.

6. An axle for dolls eyes, comprising a semispherical doll eye shell, a plate mounted across the back of said shell and having a narrow elongated slot, a sheet metal member having a wide tubular bent central portion forming a socket for an axle rod and positioned beneath and along the length of said slot and having side walls continuing through said slot, means for securing said side walls together and for engaging the top face of said plate for slidably mounting said sheet metal member on said plate, and an axle rod forced into said socket and projecting from an opening in the side of said eye shell, said means comprising rivets engaged through said side walls and having their heads engaging the face of said plate.

7. An axle for dolls eyes, comprising a semispherical doll eye shell, a plate mounted across the back of said shell and having a narrow elongated slot, a sheet metal member having a wide tubular bent central portion forming a socket for an axle rod and positioned beneath and along the 15 length of said slot and having side walls continuing through saidslot, means for securing said side walls together and for engaging the top face of said plate for slidably mounting said sheet metal member on said plate, and an axle rod forced into said socket and projecting from an opening in the side of said eye shell, said plate having an upwardly bent lug, said shell having prongs engaged through an opening in said lug, said shell having cutouts into which portions of said plate extend, and additional lugs from said shell engaging over portions of said plate adjacent the cutout areas of the shell.

LAZURUS W. POLLACK. 

